This past February marked 14 years since the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew of seven astronauts over the skies of Texas. At the time I was working as a Federal On-Scene Coordinator with EPA Region 6 in Dallas. Around 0800 that morning I heard a loud “boom,” which in my line of […]
read more »Our Dr. Scott Harris will be in Norman, OK on Thursday presenting at the 2017 Oklahoma Safety and Health Conference. This widely attended event is jointly hosted by the Oklahoma Safety Council, the Oklahoma Department of Labor (ODOL) and the American Society of Safety Engineers – Oklahoma City Chapter (ASSE). https://www.oksafety.org/conference/ Scott’s presentation is titled “Didn’t […]
read more »A letter from my father to his grandson on his grandson’s 18th birthday. Many lessons here on making a living and safety in the workplace. As Clint Eastwood (Josey Wales) once told a soon-to-be-dead bounty hunter, “Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy.” We make our living from the neck up or the neck down. […]
read more »With so much construction going on these days, how are the contractors doing on the safety side of the equation? This article is a brief examination of the front end of most construction jobs – demolition and site preparation. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Site Preparation Contractors (NAICS 23891) as “establishments primarily engaged in site […]
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Alamo1 is now Gold Shovel certified. By some national estimates, a utility line is damaged every three minutes by digging. The Gold Shovel Standard is a first-of-its kind excavation safety program designed to reduce dig-ins and protect underground gas and electric systems. With safety as its highest priority, the Gold Shovel Standard Certification process was […]
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Following the 2013 disaster in West, TX many in the media and public focused on the supposed failures of the site owner and various government agencies. News reports ridiculed the facility for failing to “imagine” a proper worst-case scenario or “not checking the box” to indicate a flammable or explosive material on-site. One outlet went […]
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